A third straight home defeat in the league leaves Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson with plenty of issues to address, as Swindon Town emerge 2-1 victors at Valley Parade.
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Hoping for the right answers as Bradford City entertain Swindon Town
Swindon Town travel to Valley Parade this Saturday with the home side looking for a positive response to last weekend’s Yeovil defeat – a loss that raised a number of troubling questions.
Easter’s growing pains
Swindon Town 1 Cox 64 Bradford City 0 Monday 21 April, 2014 Written by David Lawrence (images by Mike Holdsworth) Gliding into the sunny Swindon station, the smell of the picturesque Wiltshire countryside wafted into the ex-holidaymaker packed train, reminding… Read More ›
Somebody else’s cup final as Bradford City go to Swindon
Swindon Town vs Bradford City preview @The County Ground on Monday 21 April, 2014 By Jason McKeown The quirk of going into the Easter weekend facing the two sides vying for the same final play off spot was the effect that… Read More ›
Well-ing up as Bradford City prepare for end of Nahki
Bradford City 1 McArdle 16 Swindon Town 1 Pritchard 63 Sunday 29 December, 2013 By Mahesh Johal (picture by Simone Pirastu) In the 88th minute of what was potentially his last game in claret and amber, Bradford City were awarded… Read More ›
The bigger picture as Swindon come to Valley Parade
Bradford City vs Swindon Town preview @Valley Parade on Sunday 29 December, 2013 By Jason McKeown “Aw, you can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forty percent of all people know that.” Homer Simpson That bloody stat. It… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #43: Alan Connell
By Alex Scott It’s tough not to be pessimistic about Alan Connell’s future at the club. The cracks in the foundations of the seldom seen squad player are only exacerbated by the news that nominal Club Captain Ricky Ravenhill –… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #22: Alan Connell
By Joe Cockburn Alan Connell signed for Bradford City this summer as table-toppers Swindon’s top scorer. He only played half the games. Swindon paid “an undisclosed six figure sum” for his services, believed to be around £115,000, just 12 months… Read More ›
Connell arrives at Valley Parade – but where does he fit in?
By Jason McKeown After giving up on the chase to sign Andy Gray, Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson has today signed Swindon striker Alan Connell to bolster the club’s attacking options. Connell, 29, was signed by Town for around £115k… Read More ›
Ending 11/12 well as Bradford City-less summer begins
Bradford City 0 Swindon Town 0 Saturday 5 May, 2012 By Jason McKeown Everyone enjoys a happy ending. So after Bradford City matched the division’s Champions this afternoon to conclude the season with a credible draw, we could at least take home from it a… Read More ›